Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Francis Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Friday that large U.S. banks could voluntarily provide credit cards to underserved Americans as…
A pharmacist displays a box of Wegovy pills at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, Jan. 15, 2026. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Novo Nordisk rose more than 8% on Friday after early prescription data showed an encouraging start to the U.S. launch of the company’s new GLP-1 pill for obesity. In…
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said anything that is infringing or attacking the independence of the central bank “is a mess.” Source link
Da-kuk | E+ | Getty Images As many Americans struggle to keep up with the rising cost of living — housing, groceries, electricity and other necessities — their financial stress is getting more attention in the workplace. In 2025, employer discomfort at their workers’ financial wellbeing reached a new high: 48% rated their concern at…
The Federal Reserve’s current policy stance on interest rates leaves the central bank well positioned to determine the extent and timing of additional rate adjustments based on incoming data, Philip Jefferson said. Source link
The US has accused South Africa’s defence ministry of refusing to obey orders from its own government to send home Iranian warships that have been conducting naval exercises in the African country’s waters. “South Africa can’t lecture the world on ‘justice’ while cozying up to Iran,” it said in a statement. In response, South Africa’s…
The long-awaited plan would leave much to Congress and calls for payments to health savings accounts rather than insurance subsidies, among other broad proposals. Source link
At an age when most women are getting married, building careers, or planning families, Pooja Sharma spends her days cremating unclaimed dead bodies. Born into a middle-class family in Shahdara, Delhi, Pooja completed a master’s degree in social work and was working as an HIV counsellor at a government hospital. At the time, Pooja was…
Glasner congregated all his players and staff at the club’s training ground just before noon on Friday. What arrived did not necessarily shock the players, they all had to have been living under a rock not to know their manager was very likely leaving in the summer. The timing, though, got tongues wagging. Why now?…
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon attends a press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Education Department announced on Friday that it will delay the implementation of wage garnishment and other involuntary collection efforts affecting defaulted…